Sunday, July 18, 2010

How to: Downgrade iOS 4.0.1 to iOS 4 on iPhone / iPod Touch

Oh, I found some difficult to release the jailbreak today, But I tell you it's Soon!, So If you have upgraded to iOS 4.0.1 and want to get down to iOS 4 till the Jailbreak is out, YOU can do that.. Just follow the guide posted after the Read more jump..


Note:

For iPhone 4 / 3GS, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 2G (MC) you MUST have SHSH blobs of the older Firmware, if your SHSH Blobs are saved on saurik's server then follow this steps to get it on your computer.
Step 1: Connect your Device and Launch TinyUmbrella (Download below) then Check on "Advanced Options
Step 2: Now select your Device, Firmware and Location (Choose Cydia)
Step 3: Click on "Save My SHSH" button

Required:

- Download iOS 4 Original Firmware from Here.
- Download TinyUmbrella, latest version from Here.
- iTunes 9.2 for Mac and Windows from Here.

Steps:

Step 1: Put your iPhone in DFU Mode, guide posted here.
Step 2: This Step for iPhone 4 / 3GS, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 2G (MC), If you are on iPhone 3G or iPod Touch 2G then skip this Step.
  • Run TinyUmbrella (download above), and Hit Display SHSH (If you have already saved SHSH on your computer, then just drag and drop it in TinyUmbrella)
  • Now Hit on "Start TSS Server" button
  • Locate "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\" for Windows and "/etc/" directory for Mac, then locate “hosts” file andOpen it in Notepad (for Windows) or TextEdit (for Mac OS X) and add this at the bottom of the file.
74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

Step 3: Now open iTunes 9.2 (download above) and do the following to Restore your iOS.
  • Hold down “Alt” button on Mac / “Shift” button on Windows and click on “Restore” then release the Alt / Shift button
  • Locate the Downloaded iOS FW from the Required above, and let iTunes Restore your Device.
  • After several process, iTunes will bring error 1015, 1013 or 101 message, just ignore it and Click ok
Step 4: You will find your Device in Recovery Mode, there's two ways to exit Recovery Mode, may be with TinyUmbrella or RecBoot
  • To Exit Recovery Mode using TinyUmbrella (download above) just click on "Kick Device Out of Recovery" just below "Start TSS Server"
  • To Exit Recovery Mode using Recboot Just Download RecBoot (Windows / Mac) and Click on "Exit Recovery Mode" and your Device will restart automatically.

That's it, Now you have Successfully Downgraded your Device to iOS 4

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